Take 1 - Waist MGM

To define the position of your waist, tie a cord very snugly
around the smallest part of your natural, or your preferred, waistline.

Run a tape around this predefined line - but temporarily loosen the cord
underneath the tape measure to a comfortable degree.
Note this measurement (see top arrow).

This is your Waist MGM.

Note: Pull cord snugly again and leave on for all measurements.

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Take 2 - Torso MGM

Forget body measurements. Think Minimum Garment Measurements (MGM's)!

Position and run the measuring tape around your hips at any point just below your predefined
waistline. Lightly secure measurement.

Keep adding to this measurement - increase tape circumference as you slide the tape up
and down - until you encompass the largest part of the lower torso. (Note: This largest part could be
anywhere on the hips or on the thighs.) Lightly secure this larger measurement.

Now add only enough slack (ease) to the tape so that, if the measuring tape were a rigid hoop,
the hoop could be released at the waist and it could be wiggled off all the way to the floor. The hoop
would not fall off - you would have to wiggle it off. Firmly secure this largest measurement.

This is your Torso MGM.

Test your Torso MGM. (Remember, tape is a hoop - you can wiggle it off!) No Hangups!

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Take 3 - Crotch Depth (CD) MGM

Sit erect. Face straight ahead. Slip the ZERO end of measuring tape
under the waistline cord at the side-hip/side-waist point (top arrow).

Slide tape over the hip, downward, until the metal edge of Zero end of tape touches the hard
and even sitting surface (bottom arrow).

Note measurement at the lower edge of side-hip/side-waist (middle arrow).

This is your Crotch Depth.

Note: Don't remove tape. Just stand up and continue with only 2 more MGM's.

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Take 4 - Knee Length MGM

Stand up and erect. Keep facing straight ahead.

Pull the tape from the previous position (Take 3! Crotch Depth), straight down the side of the
hip and the leg, to the mid-knee position (bottom arrow).
You may want to flex the knee slightly to
determine the middle of the knee.

Note measurement at the lower edge of side-hip/side-waist (middle arrow).

This is your Knee Length MGM.

Note: Waist cord needs to remain at original Take 1! position - do not pull.

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Take 5 - Length MGM

Pull the tape from the previous position (Take 4! Knee Length), straight down until the
metal edge of the Zero end of the tape touches the floor (bottom arrow).

Note the measurement at the lower edge of the side-hip/side-waist (middle arrow).

This is your Length MGM.

Note: Flats or heels? Depending on style or preference, adjust length to how much of the
heel you want covered. Our patterns have a built-in 2-inch hem.